2008 Toyota Corolla Air Bags

FAMILY INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION WHERE THE THE AIR BAG HOUSING CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE BAG ITSELF DID NOT DEPLOY. THE HOUSING SWUNG AROUND DURING THE WRECK AND HIT THE DRIVER'S ARM RESULTING IN MINOR INJURY (BRUISING). I AM A POLICE OFFICER AN HAVE WORKED DOZENS OF WRECKS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME WHICH I AM DOUBTFUL OF. I HAVE PICTURES TO BETTER ILLUSTRATE THE MALFUNCTION...UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF....UPDATED 10-27-15 *BF *CN

PLEASE ADVISE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE 2008 MATRIX, AS IT HAS AN AFFECTED TAKATA AIRBAG THAT MAY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC INJURY DURING DEPLOYMENT. I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX WHICH IS IN THE SAME GENERATION AS THE 2005-2007 TOYOTA MATRIX MODELS. THE AIRBAG USED IN THE 2008 MATRIX IS IDENTICAL TO THAT WHICH IS USED IN THE 2005-2007 TOYOTA MATRIX MODELS. HOWEVER, THE 2008 TOYOTA MATRIX AIRBAG WAS NOT RECALLED (UNLIKE THE 05-07 MODELS) EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SAME AIRBAG PART NUMBER AS THE RECALLED MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED THE 08 MATRIX AS IT OCCURRED DURING A LIMITED PRODUCTION RUN (THERE WERE VERY FEW 08 MATRIXES PRODUCED; THEY BEGAN SELLING THE 09 IN EARLY 08). THE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE IS NOT DEPLOYED, BUT I FEEL UNSAFE KNOWING THE SAME AIRBAG WAS RECALLED BUT MY MODEL YEAR WAS OVERLOOKED.

COROLLA SLID OFF ROAD IN THE RAIN AND TIPPED INTO A DITCH WHERE IT HIT SEVERAL TREES. ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FRAME AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NONE OF THE OTHERS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED AND DRIVER (SOLE OCCUPANT) SUFFERED A SEVERELY SEPARATED SHOULDER (REQUIRING SURGERY), CONCUSSION, TBI, TWO SPINAL FRACTURES, FACIAL LACERATIONS, AND SEVERE BRUISING INCLUDING BRUISED LUNGS.

I WAS DRIVING ON SECOND LANE GOING EAST @ A SPEED 40 OR 45 AND A SECOND DRIVER CAME FROM EAST INTO MY LANE NO AIR BAG ON MY COMPANY CAR

REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH I CRASHED INTO A TREE. WHILE THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $8000.00 IN DAMAGES, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A SUDDEN TRAFFIC JAM CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ

HEAD ON CRASH AT APPROX. 25-35 MPH TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST DECEMBER 27, 2012. I WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH ON A TWO-WAY STREET AND HIT A LARGE SIZED DONKEY. THERE WERE AT LEAST 5 OR 6 BIG DONKEYS ON THE ROAD THAT SHOWED UP FROM NOWHERE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGE. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE INSIDE PARTS TOO.. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL WRECK. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS AT LEAST 130, 000 MILES. I GOT BRUISES AND SOME CUTS ON MY HANDS. IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC AND SCARY. THINKING THAT AIRBAGS WILL PROTECT ME DURING A CRASH BUT IT FAILED. I CAN SEND A PICTURE OF MY DAMAGED CAR IF REQUESTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER CHEST AND STOMACH. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURED BREAST BONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. *TR..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 07/09/2013*LJ UPDATED 07/15/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, SHE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, SHOULDERS AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR THE BODY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WITHIN TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD CAME ON WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT OEM SPIRAL CABLE TO THE SRS BAG WASN'T OPERATIONAL AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT AND COULD POTENTIALLY BLOW OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH ON STATE ROUTE 315 SOUTH. CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED FOR A JACK-KNIFED TRUCK. I HIT MY BRAKES AND SLID ON BLACK ICE. I SLID 50 YARDS INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY FRONT IN WAS SMASHED IN, BENDING THE RADIATOR AND FRAME, CAUSING THE HOOD TO CRUMPLE AND THE SIDE PANELS TO JAM THE FRONT DOORS SHUT. MY HEAD SNAPPED FORWARD AND HIT MY CHEST UPON IMPACT, AND THEN SNAPPED BACK AGAINST THE HEADREST. MY CAR IS TOTALED FROM THIS, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COLLISION IMPACTED THE ENTIRETY OF THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA LE AT 55 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A DEER AND WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH THE ANIMAL, ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2011. THE COLLISION TOTALED THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN NEARLY 11K DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DURING THE ACCIDENT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, AND FELL OUT INTO MY LAP. THE TWO TORQUE SCREWS USED TO HOLD IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT AND FILED A FORMAL GRIEVANCE. A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND INSPECT THE SCREWS, AND SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT AND THAT THE PROBLEM "HAD TO BE MY FAULT" AFTER COMPARING MY VEHICLE TO OTHER TOYOTA COROLLA VEHICLES, STATING THAT I OR SOMEONE ELSE "HAD TO OF REMOVED THE AIRBAG AT SOME TIME DURING THE VEHICLE'S LIFE". I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN JANUARY, 2011 FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER AND RECEIVED A VEHICLE HISTORY. AT NO TIME WAS THE AIRBAG REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED OR SERVICED, AND THE SCREWS REQUIRE A SPECIALIZED TORQUE SCREWDRIVER TO REMOVE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I HAD OWNED THE VEHICLE ONLY A MONTH, AND HAD NOT DRIVEN IT MORE THAN THREE TIMES, AS I OWN ANOTHER PRIMARY VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, AND I HAVE SEVERAL WITNESS STATEMENTS SHOWING THAT THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. HAD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE IN MY LAP, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE ENTIRE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY, CARRIAGE, CHARGE, AND WIRES CAME OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL ITSELF. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 06/06/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

OUR DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH WHEN IMPACT OCCURRED. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO FRONT END/ENGINE DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS (BOTH) DID NOT DEPLOY. WHY? THE IMPACT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE BRUISES, SORENESS AND A BUSTED LIP. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AIRBAGS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, A PRECEDING VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO HER NECK AND SHOULDERS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,607. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ

MY SON WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WHERE THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE WAS DRIVING A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA LE. ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA HAVE BEEN ANSWERED WITH CONDESCENSION. *TR